Acetone Fuel Additive
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Yeah but!
In my racing 2-stroke, I ran 20% nitro, 18% castrol (not the stuff in the auto stores), and the remainder methenol. We used propelene-oxide as a oxidizer for the nitro. Man that stuff is wicked. It turns to vapor right before your eyes, and is very dangerous, and expensive as sin. We switched to acetone because it was less volital (sp), but still worked.
Sure acetone is rough on plastic, I lost a good graduated plastic cylinder the first time I used it to mix a batch of fuel. But and here is the big BUT, you only use 2-4 oz of the stuff per tank. NO PROBLEM, read dilution!
Now does it do what the article says? I don't know, but I'm temped to try! A gallon of the stuff will be enough for 32 tanks, and it if increases your MPG by 20 % lets calculate the potential savings.
$.78 acetone per tank.
20 gal tank times .2 % savings = 4 gals * $2.00 = $8
If it works you will be saving $8 per fillup, or 2 Big Mac #1 meals, or 1lb of flux core welding wire, etc etc...
If it dosn't work well you have a life time supply of nail polish remover for your GF or wife.
PS. Please don't smoke or use this stuff near gas pilot lights etc. Dang I miss the smell of pure NITRO! It is sweat smelling
Tim
Sure acetone is rough on plastic, I lost a good graduated plastic cylinder the first time I used it to mix a batch of fuel. But and here is the big BUT, you only use 2-4 oz of the stuff per tank. NO PROBLEM, read dilution!
Now does it do what the article says? I don't know, but I'm temped to try! A gallon of the stuff will be enough for 32 tanks, and it if increases your MPG by 20 % lets calculate the potential savings.
$.78 acetone per tank.
20 gal tank times .2 % savings = 4 gals * $2.00 = $8
If it works you will be saving $8 per fillup, or 2 Big Mac #1 meals, or 1lb of flux core welding wire, etc etc...
If it dosn't work well you have a life time supply of nail polish remover for your GF or wife.
PS. Please don't smoke or use this stuff near gas pilot lights etc. Dang I miss the smell of pure NITRO! It is sweat smelling
Tim
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Yes, you dilute it, but over several tank fulls of gas mixed with it it will start to slowly eat away at anything plastic it comes in contact with. Go ahead and run it, but you will need to replace injectors and some fuel lines in the future due to them ebing eaten away.
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